Students will be able to express questions developed during reading and during class discussions/activities/lectures.
Students will be able to demonstrate interest in and interaction with the course material on a consistent basis throughout the semester.
Students will be able to demonstrate respect for the ideas of others, even when expressing a different point of view.
Relevant Course Outcome
Students will be able to develop and support insights effectively through written communication, particularly via public wiki.
The Chat Room is our discussion area. Take advantage of it. This is a place to ask questions, offer your thoughts on the questions from others, spark discussion in the class, seek feedback, get to know each other, etc. (Scroll down to see How Chat Room Will Be Graded below)
Instructions
Click on the "Discussion Post" button (next to "Edit," the double dialogue bubble).
Once you post your message, it will show up on the main page below. To read and then leave a reply to any discussion post, simply click on it.
Always check "monitor this topic" on any Discussion Post in order to receive email updates when someone posts on your thread.
Relevant Course Outcome
The Chat Room is our discussion area. Take advantage of it. This is a place to ask questions, offer your thoughts on the questions from others, spark discussion in the class, seek feedback, get to know each other, etc. (Scroll down to see How Chat Room Will Be Graded below)
Instructions
How Chat Room Will Be Graded
- Posts and responses:
ü relevant in some fashionü respectful
ü demonstrate high level of engagement with course and classmates
- Timing and number:
ü posts added regularly over the duration of the semesterü high number
- Posts and responses:
ü mostly relevant in some fashionü respectful
ü demonstrate engagement with course and classmates
- Timing and number:
ü posts added relatively regularly over the duration of the semesterü moderate number
- Posts and responses:
ü questionable relevanceü respectful
ü demonstrate sufficient level of engagement with course and classmates
- Timing and number:
ü posts potentially added sporadically, in chunks, throughout semesterü average number
- Posts and responses:
ü irrelevantü disrespectful in some fashion
ü demonstrate limited level of engagement with course and classmates
- Timing and number:
ü posts added at the end of the semester or only at one point in the semesterü limited number
- Posts and responses:
ü not presentü disrespectful in some fashion
ü demonstrate no level of engagement with course and classmates
- Timing and number:
ü posts not added